Vivo iQOO Z9 5G vs Huawei P50 Pro

Compared 2 smartphones : Vivo iQOO Z9 5G Manufactured in March, 2024, with display 6.78 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3, vs Huawei P50 Pro, Manufactured in August, 2021 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 888 4G. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Vivo iQOO Z9 5G
  • Larger display: 6.78in
  • Higher pixel density: 452ppi
  • Higher refresh rate: 144Hz
  • Lighter design: 194.6g vs 195g
  • Higher battery capacity: 6000mAh vs 4360mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5.2
  • Includes charger
Reasons to choose Huawei P50 Pro
  • Supports newer USB: 3.1 vs 2
  • Supports Dolby Atmos

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB
- 12/256 GB
- 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB
- 8/512 GB
- 12/512 GB

Review

Key Specs Vivo iQOO Z9 5G and Huawei P50 Pro
Display
Color accuracy, sharpness & brightness
Camera
Main & front camera tests
Performance
App & system performance
Games
3D gaming performance
Battery
Battery life, charging speed & type
Connectivity
Connectivity features
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED OLED
Size 6.78 in 6.6 in
Resolution 1260x2800 pixels 1228x2700 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
Pixel density 452 ppi 450 ppi
Refresh rate 144 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes No
Max brightness 1200 nits 550 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate 300 Hz 300 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 89.3 % 91 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Vivo iQOO Z9 5G
n/a
Huawei P50 Pro
752 nits
sRGB gamutn/a100 %
PWM (Flicker)n/a60 Hz
Response timen/a1 ms
Contrastn/a∞ Infinite

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 163.72 mm (6.45 in) 158.8 mm (6.25 in)
Width 75.88 mm (2.99 in) 72.8 mm (2.87 in)
Thickness 7.98 mm (0.31 in) 8.5 mm (0.33 in)
Weight 194.6 g (6.86 oz) 195 g (6.88 oz)
Water resistance IP64 IP68
Back panel Plastic Glass
Frame Plastic Metal
Colors - Black
- Green
- White
- Black
- Gold
- Blue
- Pink
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Vivo iQOO Z9 5G
89.3 %
Huawei P50 Pro
91 %

Performance

Testing Vivo iQOO Z9 5G and Huawei P50 Pro In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 4G
Max Frequency 2630 MHz 2840 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 6/2 (Cortex-A510)
- 2/2.8 (Cortex-A715)
- 4/1.8 (Kryo 680 Silver (Cortex-A55))
- 3/2.42 (Kryo 680 Gold (Cortex-A78))
- 1/2.84 (Kryo 680 Prime (Cortex-X1))
Process TSMC Samsung
Transistor Size 4 nm 5 nm
Neural Processor MediaTek APU 650 Hexagon 780
Graphics Mali-G610 MP4 Adreno 660
GPU Cores 256 1024
GPU Frequency 1130 MHz 840 MHz
FLOPS 578.6 GFLOPS 1290.2 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Vivo iQOO Z9 5G
1191
Huawei P50 Pro
1369
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Vivo iQOO Z9 5G
3209
Huawei P50 Pro
3644
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)11911369
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)32093644
Geekbench Compute (GPU)4184n/a
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Vivo iQOO Z9 5G
712380
Huawei P50 Pro
741333
CPU239086200677
GPU175677236558
Memory118258148683
UX179359155415
NanoReview Score712380741333

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 8 GB
- 12 GB
- 8 GB
- 12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR5
Memory Frequency 2133 MHz 2750 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 128 GB
- 256 GB
- 128 GB
- 256 GB
- 512 GB
Storage TypeUFS 2.2UFS 3.1
Memory CardNoNano Memory

Software

OS Android 14 Android 11
OS Size n/a 19.4 GB
UI Skin Funtouch OS 14 HarmonyOS 2.0

Battery

Volume 6000 mAh 4360 mAh
Max Charging Power 80 W 66 W
Battery Type Silicon Carbon (Si/C) Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No Yes (50 W)
Reverse Charging No Yes
Fast Charging Yes (50% in 17 min) Yes (73% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 0:39 h 0:50 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Vivo iQOO Z9 5G
n/a
Huawei P50 Pro
16:31
Web Browsingn/a05:47 h
Video Playbackn/a09:15 h
Gamesn/a04:08 h
Standby Moden/a90 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Zoom Digital Optical, 3.5x
Flash LED Dual LED
Stabilization Digital Optical
8K Recording No No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 30 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion n/a 960 fps (1080p)
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Depth: 2 MP
Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 64 MP
Ultra-wide: 13 MP
Monochrome: 40 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.8
Focal length26 mm23 mm
SensorSony IMX882Omnivision OV50A
Sensor size1/21/1.5
Pixel size0.7 μm1 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusLaser autofocus
StabilizationDigitalOptical
Telephoto
Matrixn/a64 MP
Aperturen/af/3.5
Focal lengthn/a90 mm
Sensorn/aOmnivision OV64B
Sensor sizen/a1/2
Pixel sizen/a0.7 μm
Stabilizationn/aOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrixn/a13 MP
Aperturen/af/2.2
Focal lengthn/a13 mm
Sensorn/aOmnivision OV13B10
Sensor sizen/a1/3.06
Pixel sizen/a1.12 μm
Stabilizationn/aDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Vivo iQOO Z9 5G
n/a
Huawei P50 Pro
143
Video quality
Vivo iQOO Z9 5G
n/a
Huawei P50 Pro
139
Overall camera score
Vivo iQOO Z9 5G
n/a
Huawei P50 Pro
143
Bokehn/a80
Previewn/a53
Zoomn/a149

Front camera

Matrix 16 MP 13 MP
Photo resolution n/a 4160x3120 pixels
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.4
Sensor Samsung S5K3P9 CMOS
Sensor size 1/3.1 n/a
Pixel size 1 μm n/a
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps 2160p (4K) at 60 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No
Selfie camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Vivo iQOO Z9 5G
n/a
Huawei P50 Pro
144
Video quality
Vivo iQOO Z9 5G
n/a
Huawei P50 Pro
146

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
- Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5.4 5.2
Bluetooth features LE LE, A2DP
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 2 3.1
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
- Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- USB-Host mode
- OTG
DisplayPort No n/a
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
NFC* Varies by region Yes
Infrared Port Yes Yes
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoNo
Hybrid SlotYesYes
2G BandsGSM 850/900/1800 MHzGSM 2/3/5/8 (850/900/1800/1900 MHz)
3G BandsWCDMA B1/B5/B8WCDMA 1/2/4/5/6/8/19
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B3/B5/B8/B28/B28B)LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B17/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B32/B66)
LTE categoryn/a20
5G SupportYesNo

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos n/a Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Vivo iQOO Z9 5G
n/a
Huawei P50 Pro
86.4 dB

Other

Class Mid-range Flagship
Announced March, 2024 yr July, 2021 yr
Release Date March, 2024 yr August, 2021 yr
Launch Price ($) n/a 1000
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included Yes 80 W n/a
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

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